- What % of global box office was the British film industry responsible for?
- What was this % in 2009?
- What might this change indicate about British film?
- What films have been responsible for this change?
- What % of the British film industry makes a profit?
- What % of Hollywood films make a profit?
- How does that % differ between £2m and £10m budget British films?
- What might we infer from this difference?
- Which age group makes up the largest % of UK cinema goers?
- Why do you think this might be?
- Which 'type' of film has seen an 18% drop in attendance?
- Within that 'type' which genre has seen the biggest fall?
- What did Charles Grant put this decline down to?
- Who is Paul Greengrass?
- How did he describe the British film industry?
- What did a BFI spokesperson say was the point of less profitable low budget British films?
- What was the budget for Filth and how much money did it take?
- What advantage did James McEvoy feel £100m films have over low budget films?
- What is VOD?
- What % increase did VOD see last year?
- What impact might VOD have on distributers and Studios?
- What impact has it had on Blockbuster rental stores?
- What was unique about Ben Wheatleys 'A Field In England'?
- What does director of The Machine Caradog James think is the toughest part of film making?
- Why have rules been relaxed on what makes a film 'British'?
- How has the use of visual effects in films been encouraged?
- Name five of these rules and link them to The Kings Speech, Kill List, The World's End
- What rules has chancellor George Osbourne announced for tax on British films?
- What is the highest grossing film in UK box office history?
- How much has it taken and how many screens was it available on?
- What % of global box office was the British film industry responsible for?
The British film industry takes 13.5% of all film earnings in the world.
2. What was this % in 2009
The British film industry took only 7% in 2009.
3. What might this change indicate about the British film industry?
This would indicate that the films being produced by our industry are better quality than they were a few years back and therefore are getting more sales.
4. What films have been responsible for this change?
The films that were responsible for this change include: Slumdog Millionaire, Skyfall, The King's Speech and The Woman in Black.
5. What % of the British film industry makes a profit?
Only 7% of the British film industry makes a profit.
6. What % of Hollywood films make a profit
Around 17% of Hollywood produced films make a profit.
7. How does that % differ between £2m and £10m budget films?
Lower budget films were less likely to make a profit at only 4% while 17% of films that cost 10m or more were making their money back.
8. What might we infer from this difference?
Big budget films always have a bigger distribution than smaller ones therefore there is more opportunity for people to see them. The public prefer higher budget better finished films which are therefore the more expensive ones. This is how the bigger films get more money, in conclusion the more polished product gets more sales and therefore a bigger profit.
9. Which age group makes up the largest % of UK cinema goers?
The age group that goes to the cinema most is currently over-45s, 36% of them visit the cinema where as only 25% do from the 15-24 age group.
10. Why do you think this might be?
I believe there are two reasons the first being there are more films aimed at older audiences and the second biggest reason being people tend to use VOD (video on demand) a lot more to watch films. This is because it is cheaper and there is usually a much bigger choice although the films could be older.
11. Which 'type' of film has seen an 18% drop in attendance?
3D films have dropped in attendance in the last few years.
12. Within that 'type' which genre has seen the biggest fall?
Family films have had the biggest drop because people do not think paying the extra for a whole family is worth it.
13. What did Charles Grant put his decline down to?
Charles Grant said the attendance at 3D films like Brave and Madagascar 3 could be down to the families' need to save money. The parking and several tickets along with the 3D premium. He also said big event movies such as superman will be successful in 3D.
14. Who is Paul Greengrass?
He is a British film director.
15. How did he describe the British filmindustry?
He said that the figures do not tell the whole story, he described the British film industry as a success story and predicted it would continue its growth. He compares our 17% for higher budget films to Hollywood's profitability.
16. What did a BFI spokesperson say was the point of less profitable low budget British films?
The BFI spokesperson said the 7% figure included "tiny budget films that, while commercial success is always hoped for, are successful and beneficial to the industry for other reasons like skills and training development and the artistic and cultural importance".
17. What was the budget for Filth and how much money did it take?
Filth made £4m atthe box office which was more than twice its budget.
18. What advantage did James McEvoy feel $100m films have over low budget films?
He said that $100m (£61m) films that sometimes are not very good had an advantage over smaller films because they had a huge budget to sell the film.
19. What is VOD?
Video on demand (VOD) are applications which allow users to select and watch video content when they choose to, rather than having to watch at a specific broadcast time.
20. What % increase did VOD see last year?
The VOD market has increased by 50% last year.
21. What impact might VOD have on distributors and studios?
VOD could change everything because the distributors and studios might become less important.
22. What impact has it had ob Blockbuster rental stores?
It has had a fatal impact on Blockbuster rental stores. As VOD becomes cheaper and more readily available people will happily sit at home and pick a movie rather than going to a store.
23. What was unique about Ben Wheatley's 'A Field in England'?
The film was the first UK movie to be released simultaneously in cinemas, on DVD, on TN and through VOD. 24. What does the director of the Machine Caradog James think the toughest part of film making is?
The director believes..............................
25. Why have rules been relaxed on what makes a film 'British'?
Rules have been relaxed because it creates more films which are labelled British and this makes our film industry look bigger and better as well as the government get more money from tax.
26. How has the use of visual effects in films been encouraged?
The use of visual effects has been encouraged by films that use it a lot, such as Michael Bay films. These films make huge amounts of money with out having any real good story it is just big explosions and girls.
27.
2. What was this % in 2009
The British film industry took only 7% in 2009.
3. What might this change indicate about the British film industry?
This would indicate that the films being produced by our industry are better quality than they were a few years back and therefore are getting more sales.
4. What films have been responsible for this change?
The films that were responsible for this change include: Slumdog Millionaire, Skyfall, The King's Speech and The Woman in Black.
5. What % of the British film industry makes a profit?
Only 7% of the British film industry makes a profit.
6. What % of Hollywood films make a profit
Around 17% of Hollywood produced films make a profit.
7. How does that % differ between £2m and £10m budget films?
Lower budget films were less likely to make a profit at only 4% while 17% of films that cost 10m or more were making their money back.
8. What might we infer from this difference?
Big budget films always have a bigger distribution than smaller ones therefore there is more opportunity for people to see them. The public prefer higher budget better finished films which are therefore the more expensive ones. This is how the bigger films get more money, in conclusion the more polished product gets more sales and therefore a bigger profit.
9. Which age group makes up the largest % of UK cinema goers?
The age group that goes to the cinema most is currently over-45s, 36% of them visit the cinema where as only 25% do from the 15-24 age group.
10. Why do you think this might be?
I believe there are two reasons the first being there are more films aimed at older audiences and the second biggest reason being people tend to use VOD (video on demand) a lot more to watch films. This is because it is cheaper and there is usually a much bigger choice although the films could be older.
11. Which 'type' of film has seen an 18% drop in attendance?
3D films have dropped in attendance in the last few years.
12. Within that 'type' which genre has seen the biggest fall?
Family films have had the biggest drop because people do not think paying the extra for a whole family is worth it.
13. What did Charles Grant put his decline down to?
Charles Grant said the attendance at 3D films like Brave and Madagascar 3 could be down to the families' need to save money. The parking and several tickets along with the 3D premium. He also said big event movies such as superman will be successful in 3D.
14. Who is Paul Greengrass?
He is a British film director.
15. How did he describe the British filmindustry?
He said that the figures do not tell the whole story, he described the British film industry as a success story and predicted it would continue its growth. He compares our 17% for higher budget films to Hollywood's profitability.
16. What did a BFI spokesperson say was the point of less profitable low budget British films?
The BFI spokesperson said the 7% figure included "tiny budget films that, while commercial success is always hoped for, are successful and beneficial to the industry for other reasons like skills and training development and the artistic and cultural importance".
17. What was the budget for Filth and how much money did it take?
Filth made £4m atthe box office which was more than twice its budget.
18. What advantage did James McEvoy feel $100m films have over low budget films?
He said that $100m (£61m) films that sometimes are not very good had an advantage over smaller films because they had a huge budget to sell the film.
19. What is VOD?
Video on demand (VOD) are applications which allow users to select and watch video content when they choose to, rather than having to watch at a specific broadcast time.
20. What % increase did VOD see last year?
The VOD market has increased by 50% last year.
21. What impact might VOD have on distributors and studios?
VOD could change everything because the distributors and studios might become less important.
22. What impact has it had ob Blockbuster rental stores?
It has had a fatal impact on Blockbuster rental stores. As VOD becomes cheaper and more readily available people will happily sit at home and pick a movie rather than going to a store.
23. What was unique about Ben Wheatley's 'A Field in England'?
The film was the first UK movie to be released simultaneously in cinemas, on DVD, on TN and through VOD. 24. What does the director of the Machine Caradog James think the toughest part of film making is?
The director believes..............................
25. Why have rules been relaxed on what makes a film 'British'?
Rules have been relaxed because it creates more films which are labelled British and this makes our film industry look bigger and better as well as the government get more money from tax.
26. How has the use of visual effects in films been encouraged?
The use of visual effects has been encouraged by films that use it a lot, such as Michael Bay films. These films make huge amounts of money with out having any real good story it is just big explosions and girls.
27.
- Name five of these rules and link them to The Kings Speech, Kill List, The World's End
- What rules has chancellor George Osbourne announced for tax on British films?
- What is the highest grossing film in UK box office history?
- How much has it taken and how many screens was it available on?
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